UK IMG clinical fellow interview: 2026 dates, format and scoring
Trust grade, clinical fellow and specialty doctor posts are advertised through the year on NHS Jobs, with most windows two to four weeks. Interviews are usually within two to four weeks of the closing date, online in most cases.
Updated 27 October 2026
- When to apply
- Trust grade, clinical fellow and specialty doctor posts are advertised through the year on NHS Jobs, with most windows two to four weeks.
- Agencies also recruit for these posts and host the interviews on the trust's behalf.
- When interviews run
- Interviews are usually within two to four weeks of the closing date, online in most cases.
- Offers can follow within days, subject to GMC registration and pre employment checks.
- The format
- A single panel interview of 20 to 40 minutes, usually online.
- Four to eight questions: motivation, the NHS, a clinical scenario in two parts, an ethical question, and behavioural examples.
- Who is on the panel
- Two to four people: the clinical lead or a consultant in the department, a second consultant, and sometimes HR or the rota coordinator.
- How it is scored
- Scored against the person specification by each panel member; the clinical scenario and the ethical question are weighted heavily.
- Answers are expected at the level of the grade applied for, with early escalation scored explicitly.
- What to prepare
- A two minute summary of your experience aimed at the post.
- Real reasons for the NHS and this trust, with something specific you found out.
- The deteriorating patient scenario with an SBAR handover rehearsed.
- A definition of clinical governance with an example of each part from your practice.
- Your plans for GMC registration, exams and the next step, stated plainly.